ﻳﺎ ﺟﺪِّﻱ
ﻏَﻨِّﻲ ﻣﻌﻲ ﺟِﺪِّﻱ ﻭﻗﻢْ
ﻭﺍﻃﺮﺏْ ﻓﺆﺍﺩﻱ ﺿﺤﻜﺔ
ﻭﻟﺼﺪﺭﻱ ﺿُﻢْ
ﻫﺬﻱ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻭﺱ ﺗﺮﻳﺪ ﻣﻨِّﻲ ﺭﺿﻌﺔً
ﺟﻒ ﺍﻟﺤﻠﻴﺐ ﺑﺼﺪﺭ ﺃُﻡْ
ﻫﺎﺕِ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻭﺵ ﻷﺷﺘﺮﻱ ﻟﺒﻨﺎ ﻟﻨﺎ
ﺃﻡ ﻳﺎ ﺗﺮﻱ
ﺃﻧﺎ ﻣﺜﻠﻬﺎ
ﻧَﺬَﺭْﺕُ ﺻَﻮْﻡ
ﻓﺘﺸﺖ ﺟﻴﺒﻚ ﻟﻢ ﺃﺟﺪ
ﻗﺮﺷﺎ ﻳﺸﺨﻠﻞُ ﺃﻭْ ﻳﻨﺎﺩﻳﻨﻲ ﻫّﻠُﻢْ
ﺍﻟﻨﻴﻞ ﺟﻒَّ ﺃﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺎﺑﻊ ﺳﺪَّﺩﺕ
ﺃﻡْ ﺃﻥَّ ﻗﺤﻄﺎ ﻗﺪ ﺃﺗﻰ؟
ﻭﻧﺮﻳﺪ ﻳﻮﺳﻒَ ﺃﻥْ ﻳﻠُﻢْ
ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺀُ ﻳﻬﺮﺏُ ﻣﻦْ ﻳﺪﻱ
ﻭﺃﺭﻳﺪُ ﻫﺎﺟﺮَ ﺃﻥ ﺗَﺰُﻡْ
ﺳﺒﻊٌ ﻋﺤﺎﻑٌ ﻗﺪ ﺃﺗَﺖْ
ﻓﺎﺣﻔﻆ ﺳﻨﺎﺑﻞ ﻟﻮﻋﻨﻲ
ﻓﺴﻴﺄﺗﻲ ﻳَﻮْﻡ
ﺗﻐﺪﻭ ﺍﻟﻌﺮﻭﺳﺔ ﻫﻴﻜﻼ
ﻭﺃﺻﻴﺮُ ﺭَﻡ